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and canada doubled from 15 million to 30 million with the average player being in two to three different leagues. and in 2008, revenue from fantasy football spending topped $800 million, according to the fantasy sports trade association. many businesses see the spike in business. >> we are busy, busy, busy. monday night football, we're busy. thursday night football, we're busy. saturdays and sundays, we're busy from the time we open the doors until the time we close. >> fantasy football has gone from totally geek to totally chic. >> and it's not just for the guys anymore. women are forming leagues of their own. >> in the last couple years, i just got the number recently, it's 14% of the market is women. so it has just grown exponentially. >> for these men and women, fantasy football adds extra competition to the game on and off the field. >> if fantasy football won't get you into football, you'll never like football. >> or you could just turn on the tv and watch the game. there's an idea as well. no offense to fantasy football folks. people are really, really into it. so good luck out th
and canada doubled from 15 million to 30 million with the average player being in two to three different leagues. and in 2008, revenue from fantasy football spending topped $800 million, according to the fantasy sports trade association. many businesses see the spike in business. >> we are busy, busy, busy. monday night football, we're busy. thursday night football, we're busy. saturdays and sundays, we're busy from the time we open the doors until the time we close. >> fantasy...
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last week i got a chance to return to canada's oil sand fields. never heard of them? the oil sands in alberta province contain the largest known oil deposit in the world, even bigger than saudi arabia, which makes our friendly neighbor to the north america's biggest supplier of imported oil today. the u.s. imports at least 1.5 million barrels crude oil each day from that field. that number is growing. u.s. lawmakers are taking notice of it. while i was in alberta last week republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina and two other senators -- a democrat and republican were giving a tour of the fields by the premier, the equivalent of a governor. graham told media outlets the oil sand are, quote, a natural treasure for canada and the united states and also said that they are a clear win/win. we've got shared values but we've also got shared needs, end quote. not everyone shares that view. the oil is mixed in the sand. it takes a lot of energy and water just to make it into the equivalent of crude oil. and that extra processing that it takes to refine oil from th
last week i got a chance to return to canada's oil sand fields. never heard of them? the oil sands in alberta province contain the largest known oil deposit in the world, even bigger than saudi arabia, which makes our friendly neighbor to the north america's biggest supplier of imported oil today. the u.s. imports at least 1.5 million barrels crude oil each day from that field. that number is growing. u.s. lawmakers are taking notice of it. while i was in alberta last week republican senator...
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materials are purchased in america and canada, and our workforce, our local people. we have the opportunity to add more jobs locally. >> reporter: is the president's latest plan, a $200 billion tax break for businesses, is that what small businesses need right now? >> we need anything we can get. i would look into additional equipment to replace the equipment that we have now. >> reporter: would that mean hiring more workers? >> it would. it would allow us to put on a second shift. we currently have about 27 employees now. i hope to have 50 employees with the next two years. i'd like to modernize our production lines and get into a larger building. >> reporter: what do you think the government could do that it's not doing for small businesses? >> i think that as far as unemployment extensions go, they could limit the amount of extensions they put. we've had a help wanted sign out front for probably six months. people come in, they fill out applications, but ultimately we end up just signing their slip that they've been here, that they've looked for a job. >> reporter
materials are purchased in america and canada, and our workforce, our local people. we have the opportunity to add more jobs locally. >> reporter: is the president's latest plan, a $200 billion tax break for businesses, is that what small businesses need right now? >> we need anything we can get. i would look into additional equipment to replace the equipment that we have now. >> reporter: would that mean hiring more workers? >> it would. it would allow us to put on a...
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about 30 years ago, too, some guy in canada interviewed them. you can't tell that's the '80s, can you? that's getty. rush's bass player. he's the one with the big glasses and then on the right that's our john roberts and we are going to have their response to that interview three decades later in a little bit. when a friendship that goes way back and john got a chance to catch up with the old pals here in atlanta yesterday and it was like you guys hadn't had any distance. it is like you were right there 30 years ago. >> it's been so long since i've seen them. last time i saw them i was actually playing golf with alex in toronto. way north of atlanta. but it was just so great to get together with them. >> how was he then? >> even a part owner of a golf course now. >> that's when you become successful. >> playing to a 11 handicap. he said that buying a golf course is like a heroin addict buying a poppy field in afghanistan. feeds into the whole thing. the best way to describe these guys, they're basically just canadian. you know? they always have
about 30 years ago, too, some guy in canada interviewed them. you can't tell that's the '80s, can you? that's getty. rush's bass player. he's the one with the big glasses and then on the right that's our john roberts and we are going to have their response to that interview three decades later in a little bit. when a friendship that goes way back and john got a chance to catch up with the old pals here in atlanta yesterday and it was like you guys hadn't had any distance. it is like you were...